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alliances

Maps airline alliance membership and cross-alliance award booking relationships for loyalty programs.

650|67|Updated Mar 21, 2026
Search Tags:#loyalty programs#partner booking#airline alliances#oneworld#award travel#skyteam#star alliance
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill alliances
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: alliances
Source: https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/alliances
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill alliances

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Award travelers often try to book an airline through a loyalty program that cannot ticket it, wasting time on impossible searches. This Skill provides the alliance membership and bilateral partnership data needed to verify which loyalty programs can actually book which airlines before recommending a redemption.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Alliance Membership Reference: Covers Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam membership, including recent shifts like SAS moving to SkyTeam and Hawaiian joining oneworld.
  • Program-to-Airline Mapping: Lists which programs book which airlines, such as United MileagePlus for Star Alliance and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club for ANA and Delta.
  • Cross-Alliance Sweet Spots: Highlights high-value bookings where a program tickets an airline outside its own alliance, like Virgin Atlantic booking ANA First Class.
  • Use Case: When a user asks for the cheapest way to book an ANA business class award, verify that Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Aeroplan can ticket ANA before searching availability.

Quick Start

Ask which loyalty programs can book a specific airline, for example which programs can ticket a Lufthansa award flight.

Frequently Asked Questions about alliances

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I know which loyalty program can book a specific airline?▼

Check whether the airline and the loyalty program share an alliance, or whether a bilateral partnership exists. For example, United MileagePlus books Star Alliance carriers, while Virgin Atlantic Flying Club books ANA and Delta across alliances.

What are the three major airline alliances?▼

The three major alliances are Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam. Star Alliance includes United, Lufthansa, and ANA; oneworld includes American, Cathay Pacific, and Qatar; SkyTeam includes Delta, Air France, and Korean Air.

Can I book an airline through a program in a different alliance?▼

Yes, cross-alliance bookings exist through bilateral partnerships and often hold the best value. Examples include Virgin Atlantic Flying Club booking ANA First Class and Alaska Mileage Plan booking Starlux, an independent airline.

Which airlines recently changed alliances?▼

SAS moved from Star Alliance to SkyTeam in September 2024, ITA Airways left SkyTeam and joins Star Alliance, Fiji Airways became a full oneworld member in 2025, and Hawaiian Airlines joins oneworld in April 2026.

Why does my award search show no availability for a partner airline?▼

The booking program may not have a ticketing relationship with that airline at all. Verify the alliance pairing or bilateral partnership first, since no search will return results for an unsupported program-airline combination.

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